The Archaeology of Islands

(Part of the Topics in Contemporary Archaeology Series)

by Paul Rainbird

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Archaeologists have traditionally considered islands as distinct physical and social entities. In this book, Paul Rainbird discusses the historical construction of this characterization and questions the basis for such an understanding of island archaeology. Through a series of case studies of prehistoric archaeology in the Mediterranean, Pacific, Baltic, and Atlantic seas and oceans, he argues for a decentering of the land in favor of an emphasis...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521619610

ISBN13:9780521619615

Release Date:July 2007

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"

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